CLARE FARR has been Principal Bass Trombone of the The Norwegian Radio Orchestra since 2013. Born in Stockport, England in 1975, her musical career started at an early age playing piano and violin. It was after her family’s move to Jørpeland, Norway in 1989 that she opted for the louder, more social life of the bass trombonist. After bachelor studies in Stavanger and Manchester, she graduated with a master’s degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2001. In her subsequent years as a freelance musician she held long-term positions with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Norrköping Symphony Orchestras, and regularly worked with many Norwegian and European orchestras and ensembles. Clare is active as a conductor, teacher and adjudicator in the Norwegian brass and wind band community. Clare is member of Norsk Tromboneensemble who released their first album Nibbles at the beginning of 2020. Clare's first solo-album Loudmouthed Beauty will be released on August 19, 2022! Artist photos by Anna-Julia Granberg / BLUNDERBUSS